Birthdate: January 1, 1987
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Hobbies: cooking and reading

* Meryl started skating at the age of 5 because she lives just off a lake and wanted to be able to skate on it in the winter.

* Continuing her education is very important. She graduated from high school in June 2005 and is now a student at the University of Michigan. Her course of study is cultural anthropology.

PERSONAL FAVORITES:
Color: blue and pink
Animal: Horses and dogs.
School subject: French and English
Food: peanut butter and chicken Caesar salads (not together)
Books: fiction and fantasy
Type of Music: I like all kinds of music, it depends on my mood!
Skaters: Tanith and Ben, and Sasha Cohen
Sport: I like playing volleyball at the beach and skiing (both water and snow). I also just got into watching basketball.
Sports team: Detroit Pistons